2026 Regulations

Eastern Canadian Rally Championship - ECRC

The CREC 2026 brings together events in Eastern Canada, namely Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic, in order to establish a ranking among the eligible participants.

When an event has dual national and regional status, it is the regional route that is considered.

The series is fully supported by the Canadian Association of Rallysport (CARS) and all events are sanctioned by CARS and either Rallye Sport Québec, Rally Sport Ontario or Altantic Region Motor Sport.

ECRC - 2026 Calendar

Committee Members

Joël Labrecque (Rallye Perce-Neige)
Martin Loveridge (Voyageurs Rally)
Danny Hudon (Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs)
Yannick Lefevbre (Rallye Défi)
Samuel Tremblay (Rallye de Charlevoix)
Bruce Leonard (Black Bear Rally and Novus Rally of the Tall Pines)
Mal Swann (Trout Lake Rally and Atlantic Region Motor Sports)
François East (Rallye Sport Québec)
David Cotie (Rally Sport Ontario)

Series Manager: Alain Bergeron (Website Update)

Any request regarding this regulation and its interpretation must be submitted to the series manager, who will forward the question to the committee members.

Requests must be submitted in writing to:

Alain Bergeron
103, Grenadiers Boischatel (Quebec) G0A 1H0
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Championship Format

Number of events: 8
CARS regions represented: Quebec, Ontario, and Atlantic
Number of events participants may count: All
Number of events to start in order to be declared champion: 3

Eligibility

Participant Eligibility:

  • Drivers with a speed coefficient below 85 who have started in a series event. 
  • At events with multiple statuses (national and regional), the participant needs to enter the regional event indicated in the supplementary regulations as ECRC or CREC eligible event. If the participant enters only the national event, there will be no points awarded to this participant.
  • Drivers who start their first ECRC event of the year with a speed factor of 85 or more are not eligible for this series. Drivers who improve their speed factor at 85 or more part way through the year retain their eligibility until the end of the competition season.
  • No registration procedure will be required to be included in the championship ranking.
  • A driver can request to be excluded from the ECRC results by notifying the organizer at the time of registration.

Vehicle Eligibility:

  • Eligible car classes are those defined by the CARS R.N.R. 12 regulations, which include the open 4WD class, the open 2WD class, and the prepared 4WD and 2WD classes. American vehicles that do not comply with CARS class regulations will not be eligible for championship points. 

Classes

A standing will be established for:

  • Overall driver and co-driver (all classes combined)
  • Overall 2WD driver and co-driver (all 2WD classes combined)
  • P4WD driver and co-driver
  • P2WD driver and co-driver

Registration fees to championship

No registration fees will be asked of participants.

Points

Standings will be based on general scoring per class and overall using the same scoring system as a national. Standings will be established among eligible drivers only. Co-driver gets the same points as the driver.

Driver’s Speed Factors

The speed factor list used will be the CARS speed factor list or the speed factor determine by the organizers of the event if not on the CARS list.

Results

The ECRC results at an event will be published on the official notice board after the posting of the final official general results. The cumulative results for the season will be published on the Web site of the championship at www.ecrc-crec.ca

Awards

No event awards will be provided. Series awards will be provided for each class to participant with a minimum of 3 events started.

  • Trophy will be given to the first, second and third driver overall
  • Trophy will be given to the first, second and third driver overall 2WD
  • Trophy will be given to the first driver P4WD
  • Trophy will be given to the first driver P2WD
  • Trophy to first Co-driver of each class.

Awards presentation

The Awards presentation ceremony will be held during CARS Awards Ceremony in 2026.

For more information communicate with series registrar by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Version January 17 2026 AB